GRANTS

Grants are often available to encourage good watercourse management, to encourage the use of new technology and renewable energy or just as a support for farmers. Check with your local government department for agriculture and rural affairs to see which grants are currently available.

Regional Grants

Don't forget there are regional grants available in some areas funded by local water companies to aid environment protection. You can claim for fencing, pipework, troughs and ram pumps.

UK government grants available for the installation of a Papa Ram Pump

There are many grants available from the UK government and there are specific incentives available to those who install ram pumps in catchment schemes to prevent livestock from entering and damaging the natural watercourse. Water will be pumped from the watercourse to a drinking trough using a ram pump. This will enable the watercourse to be fenced off, thereby preventing water pollution and the destruction of the river bank caused by livestock drinking in a concentrated area.

Available for Mid Tier and Higher Tier in areas targeted for the reduction of water pollution caused by farming where livestock have been excluded from stream or surface waters. This item will provide livestock with an alternative to drinking from watercourses. It will reduce bank erosion, sediment pollution and the faecal contamination of watercourses.

Available for Mid Tier and Higher Tier in areas targeted for the reduction of water pollution caused by farming where livestock have been excluded from stream or surface waters on a site where a new trough is needed to meet grazing requirements. It will provide livestock with an alternative to drinking from watercourses. It will reduce bank erosion, sediment pollution and the faecal contamination of watercourses.